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NAVY | BCNR | CY2010 | 05965-10
Original file (05965-10.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100

SUN
Docket No: 05965-10
17 March 2011

 

This is in reference to your application for correction of your
naval record pursuant to the provisions of title 10 of the United
States Code, section 1552.

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 15 March 2011. Your allegations of error and
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
your application, together with all material submitted in support
thereof, your naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations,
and policies.

After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire
record, the Board found the evidence submitted was insufficient
to establish the existence of probable material error or
injustice.

You reenlisted in the Marine Corps on 16 April 1986 after four
years of honorable service. The Board found that you received
nonjudicial punishment (NUP) for two instances of disobedience,
and were convicted by special court-martial (SPCM) of wrongful
use of cocaine. You were sentenced to confinement and a
reduction in paygrade. Subsequently, administrative discharge
action was imitiated by reason of misconduct due to drug use.
You waived your rights to consult counsel, submit a statement or
have your case heard by an administrative discharge board (ADB).
Your case was forwarded recommending that you be discharged
under other than honorable conditions by reason of misconduct.
The discharge authority concurred and directed an other than
honorable discharge by reason of misconduct due to drug use. On
30 November 1995, you were so discharged.

The Board, in its review of your application, carefully weighed
all potentially mitigating factors, such as your youth, prior
honorable service, and desire to change your characterization of
service. Nevertheless, the Board concluded these factors were
not sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your discharge
given your NJP and conviction by SPCM of drug use. Finally, the
Board noted that you waived the right to an ADB, your best chance
for retention or a better characterization of service.
Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that
favorable action cannot be taken. You are entitled to have the
Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new and material
evidence or other matter not previously considered by the Board.
In this regard, it is important to keep in mind that a
presumption of regularity attaches to all official records.
Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official naval

record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the
existence of probable material error or injustice.

Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFHYF
Executive Dwrector

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